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Sep

Sexual dimorphism in body clocks

September 18, 2020
Science  04 Sep 2020:Vol. 369, Issue 6508, pp. 1164-1165DOI: 10.1126/science.abd4964 Summary Circadian rhythms, or the body clock, confer temporal structure on human behavior and physiology to align homeostatic processes with anticipated changes in the environment. Disruption of these rhythms can influence health and well-being. Chronobiological research has often failed to consider how this temporal organization may...
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16
Sep

French govt on defensive after Macron’s 5G ‘Amish’ jibe

September 16, 2020
French officials insisted Wednesday that there was no reason to halt the country’s rollout of next-generation 5G mobile telecom networks, following a barrage of criticism from environmental and left-wing lawmakers citing potential health risks. The debate flared after some 70 lawmakers signed an open letter last weekend urging a moratorium on new 5G antennas, ahead...
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20
Aug

Effects of lockdown on human sleep and chronotype during the COVID-19 pandemic

August 20, 2020
Leone MJ, Sigman M, Golombek DA. Effects of lockdown on human sleep and chronotype during the COVID-19 pandemic. Curr Biol. 2020;30(16):R930-R931. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.015 Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic [1] resulted in many countries imposing a lockdown, which in turn reduces sunlight exposure and alters daily social schedules. Since these are the main entrainment factors for biological rhythms [2],...
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16
Feb

Prof Tom Butler’s complaint upheld over wi-fi article in Irish Times

February 16, 2020
Sunday February 16 2020 Source: Eithne Dodd, The Sunday Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/ireland/prof-tom-butler-s-complaint-upheld-over-wi-fi-article-in-irish-times-x9fn0gjdh?fbclid=IwAR2wSYZ4rkjFdI4NfXCzI6lHtSbXsdIuBNZL0lf14UpBpwOT-kL4ZS8DHw8 The press ombudsman has upheld a complaint in relation to a New York Times article that was republished by The Irish Times last September, writes Eithne Dodd. Headlined “Are there any real links between wireless technology and health?”, it was written by William Broad,...
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04
Jan

The health impacts of cell towers

January 4, 2020
Source: https://www.ptreyeslight.com/article/health-impacts-cell-towers?fbclid=IwAR1dRewXihlJ4wlAtfjN4ZLPwO7CNRUXpU2iaz2CaAwXmp21737sBnC421w Cindy Russell, a plastic surgeon practicing in Mountain View, is the executive director of Physicians for Safe Technology. For more information, visit MDSafeTech.org.
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21
Dec

Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa: Cell Tower Application Refused by Municipal Planning Tribunal

December 21, 2019
A cell tower application in Kirstenhof, Tokai (southern suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa) was refused by the City of Cape Town’s Municipal Planning Tribunal. The applicant has 21 days to appeal the decision of the MPT. The Municipal Planning Tribunal (MPT) on 19 November 2019 refused in terms of section 98 of the City...
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19
Dec

ANSES – National Research Programme for Environmental and Occupational Health: 40 projects selected, 6.5 million euros mobilised for the 2019 calls for research projects

December 19, 2019
News of 17/12/2019 Today, ANSES is publishing the list of projects selected as part of its two 2019 calls for research projects for the National Research Programme for Environmental and Occupational Health, with the first for projects on a general theme, and the second on the theme of “radiofrequencies and health”. Following the selection process,...
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18
Dec

FEATURES OF NATIONAL POLICY IN APPROACHES TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD SAFETY OF RADIO FREQUENCIES RADIATION IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

December 18, 2019
Hygiene and sanitation->Vol 98, № 11 (2019)->FEATURES OF NATIONAL POLICY IN APPROACHES TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD SAFETY OF RADIO FREQUENCIES RADIATION IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES Abstract The article contains the analysis of modern approaches to determining the limits of the electromagnetic field of radio frequencies. The international discussion about the safe limits of electromagnetic radiation has been...
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04
Dec

Limiting liability with positioning to minimize negative health effects of cellular phone towers

December 4, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108845 Extract only, for more see https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935119306425?via%3Dihub Although direct causation of negative human health effects from RFR from cellular phone base stations has not been finalized, there is already enough medical and scientific evidence to warrant long-term liability concerns for companies deploying cellular phone towers. In order to protect cell phone tower firms from the ramifications...
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04
Dec

Siting cell towers needs careful planning

December 4, 2019
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191203162553.htm Date: December 3, 2019 Michigan Technological University Summary:  The health impacts of radio-frequency radiation (RFR) are still inconclusive, but the data to date warrants more caution in placing cell towers. An engineering team considers the current understanding of health impacts and possible solutions, which indicate a 500-meter (one third of a mile) buffer...
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